The Portland daily press., 1887-01-15

Betsy, widow of John Il. Dow, Harrington.
Lydia T.. widow Of w. (. Walter, Warren.
j. A. Back West Paris.
w. K. Waller, Warren.
James Hamel, Fort Fairfield.
@. Ii. NickersOn, Mercer.
II. r.. Webb, West Troy.
f. G. Leighton, Columbia.
Increase in pensions has been granted to
the following:
A. S. Merry. Bath.
Isaac Mason, Swanville.
Daniel McNutt, Calais.
K, W; Grant, New Sharon
Josiah ID. Houston, Bangor.
Lewis T. Mason Rowland
Lemuel Robbins. ssprague's Mills.
Edward Wsatherill, Togus.
John W. Whitman, Lewiston.
Timothy Sweet. Strong.
w. j. Racklif, Aliens Mills
After more than II hours Of uninterrupt-
ed debate. the Senate, at 11.30 o'clock decid-
ed to agree to conference report upon the
interstate commerce bill. Senator Frye first
moved to recommit the bill to a conference
committee with instructions, but was ruled
out on point of order. He then moved to
simply recommit and an on aye and nay vote.
The motion was lost. Ays, %; nays, So.
This was regarded as a test vote and when
the vote was taken on the question of giving
to report several Senators changed their
vote and voted in favor of the agreement.
The vote in favor of agreeing ito the report
being, ayes, 43; nays, 10. Senators Frye
and Hale both voted to recommit, but on the
final vote favored agreement. This undoubt-
edly secures the enactment of the bill as
there is little question that the House will
also agree to report.
In the Swim.
In comparison with last week the present
one has been dullness itself in society. The
reception at the White House to the Diplo-
matte Corps was the only notable feature
with the exception of the dinner Wednesday
evening in honor of President Dwight of
Yale College. The usual Cabinet receptions
on Monday, Representatives on Tuesdays
and Fridays, and Senators ON Thursday
called forth the usual crowds. Tuesday Mrs.
Representative Scranton of Pennsy lyania,
was assisted at her afternoon reception at
the Hamilton, by number of young ladies,
among them Miss Boutelle, the daughter Of
Congressman Boutelle of Maine.
Mrs. Representative Hitt gave on Monday,
very elegant breakfast to eighteen young
ladies in honor of her guest, Miss Margaret
Blaine, and Miss Blaine also assisted at her
Tuesday reception.
Mrs. Frye and Mrs. Williams, wife of the
new California Senator, received at the
Hamilton House parlors on Thursday. The
White House reception on Thursday was, as
usual, grand affair The gold lace and
court dresses of the Diplomats and the ele.
CANT toilets Of the ladies made a beautiful
scene, while the strains of the Marine Band
filled the air with the finest of music. The
correspondents of the city were honored
with a special invitation and were out in
force. On Saturday evening the regular BIZ
weekly hop at the Hamilton Uouse. the
home of most of the Maine delegation, oc-
ours, and as they are always very enjoyable
occasions, there is no reason to think this
one will be an exception
Postal Changes.
The following changes in the Star Sched-
ule are announced for Maine:
Route 36S-west Gouldsborough to South
Gouldsborough. Leave West Gouldsborough
daily except Sundey, at p. M, or on arrival of
the Western mail Arrive at South Goudsbor-
daily except Sundays at o a. m. Arrive at West
Gouldsborough by 10 a. m.
Personal.
William Pitt Washburn Of the Norlande in
Livermore, is spending few days in Wash
ington with his bride
Ice Blockade In the Potomac.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-The object of
Senator Mahone's resolution, adopted by the
Senate, is to put IN effect at once some plan
for keeping the Potomac open to navigation.
Senator Malone says that with the Potomac
blockaded by the ice and navigation stopped
the prices of food necessarily advance, max
ing much hardship, especially to poor peo-
pie. He believes that the river can be kept
open much of the time at least by keeping
one or more tugs engaged in breaking the ice
or in maintaing channel wide enough for
the passage of steamers. 1t is suggested that
tugs might be provided with sharp iron
pr0ws for cutting ice. Senator Malone will
urge the commerce committee to immediate
action as a means of relief for not only the
people of Washington, but those all along
the Potomac. The ice In the river is about
six inches thick, and extends in an unbrOken
field from Washington as far down as Lower
Cedar Point. No vessels of any kind, of
course are moving The steamboats,, oyster
boats and all the craft on the river are ice
bound.
The Pension Committee.
Owing to the fact that there was not full
attendance Of members of the House commit
tee on pensions today the bills granting pen
sions to Mrs. Logan and the wife of Gen. K.
p. Blair were not acted upon, but were made
a special order for next Tuesdays meeting